This paper aims to investigate the use of expanded perlite in mortar, for further application of shotcrete to thermal insulation of underground mines. Mixes were designed according to the typical proportions of underground shotcrete, with the sand volumetrically substituted by expanded perlite. Tests of samples were conducted at four ages. Transient plane source technique was utilised to measure ...
Accessing critical resources such as geothermal energy and natural gas requires drilling — an expensive, energy-intensive, messy process with today's technology. An MIT team has been looking into a more elegant approach. Instead of grinding rock to bits, they would use a continuous beam of energy to vaporize it and then blow out the tiny particles that form with a high-pressure stream of ...
Imtech was commissioned to undertake a Station Modernisation and Enhancement Project at Morden Station which comprised of the provision of new electrical and mechanical services as well as modification to the existing. As Morden is the last station on the Southern end of the Northern Line, work was restricted by very short engineering hours (typically 2 1/2 hours work per shift). All switchrooms ...
The prediction of pipe failures in water distribution systems is an essential planning tool for water companies. Previous methods focus on the prediction of either future failure numbers or aspects of pipe condition. However, most of these only predict at the level of large pipe groups (of similar characteristics) and often cannot provide uncertainty bounds. Here, a new statistical method is ...
LOCATION: Watsonville, CaliforniaPROJECT DATE: July, 1987 to July, 1988CLIENT: Conoco, Inc. BACKGROUND: A gasoline spill from underground storage tanks at a service station in Watsonville was discovered. Approximately 1,500 gallons were lost to the shallow aquifer of low permeability. Physical recovery operations were not possible. The California Regional Water Quality Control ...
Former fueling operations at Scott Air Force Base resulted in soil contamination containing high levels of benzene, ethylbenzene, methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and naphthalene. Underground storage tank removal and source area excavation were planned to treat the unsaturated soil. However, subsurface investigations revealed piping, fiber-optic communication lines and other utilities present ...
You as an employer can save money while preventing inventory loss and environmental releases by participating in Underground Storage Tank Operator Training. You may be asking yourself these questions: Why do I have to complete this training? Who needs to complete this training? When do my employees need to complete the training by? Where ...
You as an employer can save money while preventing inventory loss and environmental releases by participating in Underground Storage Tank Operator Training. You may be asking yourself these questions: Why do I have to complete this training? Who needs to complete this training? When do my employees need to complete the training by? Where does the training take ...
You as an employer can save money while preventing inventory loss and environmental releases by participating in Underground Storage Tank Operator Training. You may be asking yourself these questions: • Why do I have to complete this training? • Who needs to complete this training? • When do my employees ...
The groundwater used as drinking water often contains unacceptable amounts of iron and manganese compounds and ammonium ions. These substances are efficiently removed using conventional technologies (aeration and filtration through granular media filters). However, the efficiency is drastically reduced for water containing considerable amounts of organic matter, which usually enters the water ...
Untitled Document SmartSponge technology captures oil and hydrocarbons from stormwater runoff, preventing its discharge into receiving waters. Water quality is being ...
At the North River Mine in Berry, AL, two waste streams are created from the processing plant, coarse rock and fine rock particles. Coming from the processing plant, the fine rock particles are suspended in water forming a slurry. This slurry is normally disposed of via surface impoundments or injected into abandoned underground mine workings. The volume of this waste stream is very significant ...
TenCate helps North River Mine continue processing coal by utilizing first ever large-scale Geobag disposal method. In 2007, the North River Mine coal processing plant in Berry, Alabama was in a bind. Due to new regulatory restrictions, available area, and construction scheduling, the plant was facing a possible interruption of the primary disposal methods of its refuse - a waste stream ...
Underground system is more hygienic and environment friendly Each compactor replaces more than 200 ordinary waste containers Dubai In a major initiative, the Dubai Municipality unveiled its fully automated underground waste compactor project, a clean and safe modern waste management solution which collects waste and compresses it underground using the latest ...
Looking for sinkholes Pyramid Environmental recently performed a geophysical investigation for the National Park Service at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Carlsbad, NM. The survey used electrical resistivity mapping (ER) to look for potential underground caves or caverns near an area designated for the construction of an underground utility line. A 2D resistivity survey ...
Electrical Monorails have several advantages over trackless haulage in underground mining, such as ability to negotiate steep vertical and tight horizontal curves, small operating room and less diesel fumes. It has been demonstrated that loading time is the main drawback to high advance rates in monorail application whereby a loader is used to load rocks into monorail containers. A pneumatic ...
The City of Valdosta, GA need to upgrade their Wastewater treatment plants Chemical & Scrubber Systems Their OLD LEAKING CAUSTIC SYSTEM was Piped in CPVC and painted Red color. The entire piping system from the Chemical Room to point of use was to be replaced due to multiple failures both above and below ground. The OLD CPVC carrier; clear PVC 'Clam Shell' containment D/C System had failed ...
Summary A former fueling facility in Port Coquitlam, BC contained four underground storage tanks (USTs) and accompanying dispensers. The USTs were removed in 1990 after volatile petroleum hydrocarbon (VPH) concentrations were foundabove regulatory limits. Source well BH206 had significant VPH and naphthalene concentrations reaching 13,000 ug/L and 240 ug/L, respectively. In addition, ...
Service performed: Underground storage tank removal Summary: Our environmental team responded to a request from the General Services Administration (GSA) to determine the size and contents of an underground storage tank (UST) that was no longer in use at a facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. After subsurface investigations, the tank was identified to contain ...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of septic tank effluent treatment by an underground capillary seepage soil biofiltration system in a suburban area of Taipei, Taiwan. In contrast to traditional subsurface wastewater infiltration systems, capillary seepage soil biofiltration systems initially draw incoming influent upwards from the distribution pipe by capillary and ...